Debate Worksheet: Judging Criteria

Debate lesson 13: How debates are judged · Set 283 · 40 questions

Debater's tip (What, how and the plan): Content (what you say): evidence, reasoning, examples, facts. Style (how you say it): voice, eye contact, posture, pace. Strategy (how you plan): team plan, answering opponents, time, teamwork. Total = content + style + strategy; winning margin = bigger total − smaller total.

1. 1.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 34 for content, 36 for style and 82 in all. How many marks for strategy?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) a clear, steady voice (c) good pace and pauses (d) good use of time
3. 3.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 22, 30 and 18. What is the total out of 100?
4. 4.📝 Why should a speaker answer the other side’s points? (a) it is not allowed (b) it wastes time (c) it shows good strategy (d) judges dislike it
5. 5.True or false: “correct facts” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📝 Judges mostly reward… (a) fancy clothes (b) the loudest voice (c) the longest speech (d) good arguments
7. 7.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) relevant examples (b) answering opponents (c) good pace and pauses (d) linking with teammates
8. 8.True or false: “confident posture” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 37 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) strong evidence (c) relevant examples (d) eye contact
11. 11.📝 The proposition team scores 190 marks and the opposition team scores 177 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) correct facts (b) good use of time (c) a clear team plan (d) linking with teammates
13. 13.Which of these is judged under strategy (how you plan)? (a) eye contact (b) good pace and pauses (c) confident posture (d) a clear team plan
14. 14.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 31 and 13. What is the total out of 100?
15. 15.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) answering opponents (b) correct facts (c) good use of time (d) eye contact
16. 16.📝 Answering the other side’s points shows good… (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
17. 17.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) clear reasoning (b) a clear team plan (c) answering opponents (d) eye contact
18. 18.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📝 Under which judging area is “strong evidence” marked? (a) style (b) strategy (c) content
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eye contact (b) relevant examples (c) confident posture (d) good pace and pauses
21. 21.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 21, 25 and 19. What is the total out of 100?
22. 22.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 20, 33 and 16. What is the total out of 100?
23. 23.True or false: “eye contact” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📝 What are the three main judging areas? (a) jokes, length, volume (b) content, style, strategy (c) speed, size, shouting (d) dress, height, luck
26. 26.📝 Marks: content (out of 40), style (out of 40), strategy (out of 20). A speaker got 35 for content, 27 for style and 79 in all. How many marks for strategy?
27. 27.Which of these is judged under style (how you say it)? (a) strong evidence (b) relevant examples (c) linking with teammates (d) confident posture
28. 28.📝 The proposition team scores 238 marks and the opposition team scores 226 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
29. 29.True or false: “clear reasoning” is judged under style (how you say it). (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📝 Under which judging area is “clear reasoning” marked? (a) style (b) content (c) strategy
31. 31.📝 Under which judging area is “a clear, steady voice” marked? (a) content (b) style (c) strategy
32. 32.True or false: “good pace and pauses” is judged under content (what you say). (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📝 The proposition team scores 200 marks and the opposition team scores 206 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
34. 34.True or false: “answering opponents” is judged under strategy (how you plan). (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 39, 29 and 12. What is the total out of 100?
36. 36.📝 The proposition team scores 253 marks and the opposition team scores 249 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
37. 37.📝 The proposition team scores 201 marks and the opposition team scores 188 marks. By how many marks did the winning team win?
38. 38.Which of these is judged under content (what you say)? (a) confident posture (b) clear reasoning (c) eye contact (d) answering opponents
39. 39.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 29, 26 and 15. What is the total out of 100?
40. 40.📝 Judges give marks out of 40 for content, 40 for style and 20 for strategy. A speaker gets 26, 29 and 13. What is the total out of 100?

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